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Ohio prison COVID crisis prompts reform calls
The Marion Correctional Institution and Pickaway Correctional Institution lead Ohio in coronavirus infections with thousands of inmates and dozens of staff testing positive. The piece urges state and federal action, including inmate releases, sentencing reform, and nonviolent offender interventions, to reduce crowding and protect vulnerable populations amid the pandemic.
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Marion Correctional Institution
Ohio
Pickaway Correctional Institution
Orient
Marion
Pickaway
Mike DeWine
DeWine
Federal Correctional Institution
Elkton
Hardhit
American Civil Liberties Union
U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
ACLU